A Historical Look at the Chiefs' Seventh-Round Draft Picks

Exploring how successful the Chiefs have been in the seventh round of the NFL Draft over the years

Mar 30, 2017 at 02:00 AM

In 1967, a system called the "common draft" was implemented for the AFL and NFL. In this system, the two leagues held a joint draft for college players. The "common draft" existed until 1969 as the AFL and NFL would officially merge in 1970.

The following is a list of the 56 players the Chiefs have drafted in the seventh round since 1967:

YEAR	PICK	PLAYER	POS	ALL PRO	PRO BOWL	GAMES	SCHOOL
2015	233	Da'Ron Brown	WR	0	0		Northern Illinois
2013	207	Mike Catapano	DL	0	0	29	Princeton
2012	218	Jerome Long	DL	0	0	3	San Diego St.
2012	238	Junior Hemingway	WR	0	0	31	Michigan
2011	223	Shane Bannon	RB	0	0	0	Yale
2009	256	Ryan Succop	K	0	0	96	South Carolina
2009	212	Javarris Williams	RB	0	0	4	Tennessee St.
2009	237	Jake O'Connell	TE	0	0	35	Miami (OH)
2008	210	Brian Johnston	DL	0	0	9	Gardner-Webb
2008	239	Mike Merritt	TE	0	0		Central Florida
2007	231	Michael Allan	TE	0	0		Whitworth (WA)
2006	228	Jarrad Page	DB	0	0	74	UCLA
2005	238	Jeremy Parquet	OL	0	0		Southern Miss
2005	229	James Kilian	QB	0	0		Tulsa
2004	231	Kevin Sampson	OL	0	0	16	Syracuse
2003	252	Willie Pile	DB	0	0	32	Virginia Tech
2003	230	Montique Sharpe	DL	0	0	5	Wake Forest
2002	221	Maurice Rodriguez	LB	0	0		Fresno St.
2001	212	Shaunard Harts	DB	0	0	51	Boise St.
2001	243	Terdell Sands	DL	0	0	77	Tenn-Chattanooga
2000	208	Desmond Kitchings	WR	0	0		Furman
1999	220	Eric King	OL	0	0		Richmond
1998	216	Eric Warfield	DB	0	0	115	Nebraska
1998	224	Ernest Blackwell	RB	0	0		Missouri
1997	214	Nathan Parks	OL	0	0	2	Stanford
1996	245	Darrell Williams	DB	0	0		Tennessee St.
1996	211	Ben Lynch	OL	0	0	52	California
1996	241	Jeff Smith	OL	0	0	54	Tennessee
1994	199	Steve Matthews	QB	0	0	3	Memphis
1994	219	Tracy Greene	TE	0	0	23	Grambling St.
1993	186	Danan Hughes	WR	0	0	85	Iowa
1992	186	Erick Anderson	LB	0	0	10	Michigan
1991	189	Bernard Ellison	DB	0	0		Nevada
1990	180	Dave Szott	OL	1	0	177	Penn St.
1989	171	Ron Sancho	LB	0	0		LSU
1988	170	Troy Stedman	LB	0	0	5	Washburn
1987	186	Doug Hudson	QB	0	0	1	Nicholls St.
1985	180	Vince Thompson	DL	0	0		Missouri West.
1985	183	Dave Heffernan	OL	0	0	2	Miami (FL)
1984	173	Kevin Ross	DB	0	2	204	Temple
1983	173	Ken Thomas	RB	0	0	14	San Jose St.
1983	179	Daryl Posey	RB	0	0		Mississippi Col.
1982	184	Greg Smith	DL	0	0	16	Kansas
1981	180	Billy Jackson	RB	0	0	57	Alabama
1979	167	Ken Kremer	DL	0	0	87	Ball St.
1978	168	Ricky Odom	DB	0	0	14	USC
1978	184	Bill Kellar	WR	0	0	5	Stanford
1977	177	Chris Golub	DB	0	0	1	Kansas
1976	196	Rod Wellington	RB	0	0		Iowa
1974	172	LeRoy Hegge	DL	0	0		So. Dakota-Springfield
1973	173	Donn Smith	OL	0	0		Purdue
1972	179	Dean Carlson	QB	0	0	1	Iowa St.
1970	182	Clyde Glosson	WR	0	0	11	Texas-El Paso
1969	179	Tom Nettles	WR	0	0		San Diego St.
1968	184	Sammy Grezaffi	DB	0	0		LSU
1967	183	Dick Erickson	OL	0	0		Wisc-Stout

ITEMS OF NOTE:

The Chiefs have drafted one future Pro Bowler in the seventh round since 1967: defensive back Kevin Ross, drafted in 1984. Ross made the Pro Bowl in 1989 and 1990.

The Chiefs have drafted one future All-Pro in the seventh round since 1967: offensive lineman Dave Szott, drafted in 1990. Szott was an All-Pro in 1997.

The positions defensive backand offensive lineman are tied for the two most popular positions. The Chiefs have drafted 10 players of each position since 1967.

There is a six-way tie for most popular college the Chiefs have drafted from in the seventh round. The Chiefs have drafted two players from Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, San Diego State, Stanford and Tennessee State.

Of the 55 players the Chiefs have drafted in the seventh round since 1967, three eclipsed more than 100 games in their respective careers: Eric Warfield, 1998 (115 games), Dave Szott, 1990 (177 games) and Kevin Ross, 1984 (204 games).

Two Chiefs seventh-round picks are still active in the league today: Ryan Succop, 2009, and Da'Ron Brown, 2015. Succop is now a member of the Tennessee Titans and Brown plays for the division-rival Los Angeles Chargers.

Mike Catapano, who was drafted by general manager John Dorsey in the seventh round during the 2013 NFL Draft, has played in 31 career games. He is currently a free agent.

Research for this article was assisted byProFootballReference.com**

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